I know for many survivors this time of year can be difficult and filled with stress as we navigate the treacherous waters that constitute our families, so I just want to take a moment and wish you all well, and hope that we all remember to take care of ourselves!
Tomorrow is the last day that Angela and I will work in the same place. It’s going to be sort of weird to not work together anymore. This is where we met, so even though we’re married and have had a bond outside of the workplace for over 2 years, this will be the first…
Gee has it really been since June that I posted anything here? For that matter, how did it get to be July 9th already? I’m not complaining, last weekend was filled with so much of the fun and frivolity that comes along with celebrating my, and the nation’s, birthday that I seriously have nothing at…
It’s amazing how much stress I can feel when any change might be coming in my life, even when it’s good change! I feel run down, tired, and a little under the weather, all because I’m using up all of my energy worrying about how some things are going to work out. Yes there’s potential…
I just went live with another blog on the site, Survivors News and Reviews. The idea is for this to be more of a group blog, but I’ll let the welcome message over there speak for itself. Let me know what you think!
Pin I could not heal until I unlearned that my abuse was something I somehow caused. Unlearning that opened up the possibility of learning something different, namely, that I was abused because someone decided to abuse me. Did that happen overnight? Of course not! Unlearning is a process, and the more closely we identify with a belief, the more difficult it becomes to unlearn it. So many survivors learn at a very early age to keep secrets, that bad things will happen if they tell anyone.
People who’ve never had that belief drilled into their young minds wonder why victims wait decades to come forward and tell their stories. That’s why! That belief is hard to unlearn. Many of us grew up with silence being the thing that prevents the abuse from being worse. Why should we start discussing it? If you tried to tell someone as a child and got shut down, this only gets worse.Â
The weekend started with the Jazz and Rib Fest Friday night, then checking out the Karamazov Brothers and the finale of the orchestra and fireworks at the Lancaster Festival Saturday night. It’s already been a fun-filled summer weekend. Hope you’re finding a way to enjoy yours!
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Wishing you a wonderful holiday season. My depression has been much improved this winter and for this I am VERY thankful! I hope that you are doing well.
I’m glad you are able to enjoy the holidays this year Susan, hope you have a great New year!